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Three Lessons I Learned from Homeless Pet Owners
Leslie Irvine, PhD, shares insights from her research on people experiencing homelessness and their animals. “Relationships with animals provide comfort for those on the street,” writes Dr. Irvine. “They also...
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Tip of the Week: Your Go-To Guide for Engaging the Community
It’s Monday, and that means we’re here to pass along a tool, a time-saver, or a rockin’ resource. This week we’ve got a guide that can help you and your...
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6 Takeaways About the State of DEI in Animal Welfare
Last June, The Association’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee launched an historic, first-of-its-kind survey in order to get a baseline on the current state of DEI in animal welfare. With...
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10 Most Talked-About Resources of 2021
This blog’s all you—all your suggestions, that is. Over the past year, we listened and took notes as you passed along your favorite books, tech tools, websites, links and videos. ...
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Rural Challenges in Animal Welfare, Part 3: One Size Does Not Fit All
In Part 2 of his series on Rural Challenges in Animal Welfare, Cole Wakefield, Animal Services Director for Good Shepherd Humane Society, discussed the availability, and lack thereof, of human resources...
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Rural Challenges in Animal Welfare, Part 2: People, People, Who’s Got the People?
In Part 1 of his series on Rural Challenges in Animal Welfare, Cole Wakefield, Animal Services Director for Good Shepherd Humane Society, got the field thinking about the availability of resources...
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Research: What’s the Impact of Community Veterinary Medicine Programs?
Are community veterinary medicine programs meeting the needs of underserved pets and their families? The ASPCA’s Veronica Accornero, Ph.D., digs into recent research conducted at Asheville Humane Society that addresses...
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Tip of the Week: What’s Your Fairness Factor?
In need of some #MondayMotivation? Get yours right here. Every week, we share tools, time-savers and just-plain-genius ideas that your colleagues and members of The Association have suggested and tested....
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Member Spotlight: Get To Know Kate Meghji
Geeking out (and loving it) with predictive spreadsheets, what stats are worth a deeper dive, and the most inspirational quote from Shirley Chisholm…. Read on and get to know what...
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2 Resources to Help You Advocate for Flex-Time & Remote Training Tools
August 11, 2021, The Association
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At last year’s Fall Conference for Animal Welfare, Nicole Belyna of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) shared current research pointing toward a two-tiered workforce—employees whose positions are suited...
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Tip of the Week: Which Communities Most Need Resources? There’s a Map for That
Welcome to Tip of the Week! Every Monday, we’ll be passing along tools, time-savers, and just-plain-genius ideas that your colleagues and members of the Association have suggested and tested. If...
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3 Aha! Moments with Dr. Michael Blackwell
The animal welfare field is lucky to have forward thinkers like Dr. Michael J. Blackwell, whose most recent honors include Maddie’s Fund’s 2020 Avanzino Leadership Award. And we’re super-honored that Dr....
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